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April 2008
Moving to System on Chip (SoC) Integration
By Ian Keen, Innovision Research & Technology
The success of Near Field Communication (NFC) across a range of applications depends on its large-scale adoption. This means simple, low-cost implementation of the technology in mass-market electronic devices, from mobile phones and laptops to point-of-sale terminals and ticket machines.
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February 2008
Critical Design & Manufacturing Challenges at 45 nm
Power Management
Brani Buric, Virage Logic
Designs targeting 45 nm will further emphasize requirements for rigorous power savings starting at the system level.
Portable devices — particularly cell phones — have become a driving force behind the rapid acceleration of new silicon-process technologies.
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Using Light Sensors to Extend Battery Life
Mike Wong and Tamara Schmitz,Ph.D., Intersil Corporation
Ambient light sensor technology plays a key role in power management strategies for display products. This article compares various ambient
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December 2007
MIMO’s Challenges When Evaluating WiMAX Equipment
WiMAX employs Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) technology to improve system performance by either increasing signal-to-noise ratio or data throughput or both. Implementation of MIMO requires an unprecedented collaboration of RF and high-speed digital signal processing technologies and complex software and presents new challenges for design engineers at all levels of product development.
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Test Lab Automation Simplifies Testing of Increasingly Complex Wireless Systems
Building a test lab for a wireless networking environment isn't for the faint of heart. Most obviously, the complexity of testing new wireless technologies, products, systems and services for performance, functionality, compliance and interoperability increases with every standard upgrade or new end-point release.
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August 2007
Key Considerations in Developing Mobile WiMAX Systems
Byron Young, Adaptix Inc.
Mobile WiMAX is poised to be the next big opportunity for equipment vendors and for the communications industry in general. It promises per-user bandwidth at
multimegabit rates, boosts spectral efficiency and supports IP convergence out to the network edge.
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Using Multi-layer Organic Technology to Enable New Mobile WiMAX Solutions
Jack Vickers, Jacket Micro Devices
When it comes to developing a portable consumer WiMAX device, there are several significant issues to address. Advances in other technologies have conditioned the
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June 2007
Mass Flow Sensors Fit Respiratory & Medical Applications
With the continued expansion of the respiratory industry, MEMs flow sensors will play an important role.
By Steve Massie, Omron Electronic Components, LLC
Medical Design
The world market for respiratory products is exploding.
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Patient Monitoring via Wireless Sensors: Challenges in Precision Filtering at Minimal Power Levels
Dennis Best, Quickfilter Technologies
Medical Design
Wireless sensors are proliferating across a variety of monitoring applications, from the health of industrial machinery, tire pressure in automobiles, to home security applications.
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February 2007
Keys to Vehicle Accessory Overload Prevention
By John M. Miller
As technological innovations for automotive improve, driving around in your father's
Oldsmobile, complete with AM/FM radio, tape deck and air conditioning, no longer
marks the height of automotive luxury.
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The Latest News in Batteries for Cutting Edge Wireless Devices Mobile Computing
Mobile Computing
By Robin Sarah Tichy, Micro Power Mobile computing, whether for the consumer or for industrial applications, has
two fundamental requirements, wireless communication and portable power, but device
manufacturers continue to add more power-hungry features to their portable devices
beyond the Bluetooth or WiFi interfaces, such as color displays, MP3 playback
capabilities, and digital cameras.
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December 2006
A Foundation for Secure Mobile DRM Embedded Security
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pdf format
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Adopting New Tools is Key in Dense Wireless Enviroments
By Dr. Lawrence Williams, Ansoft
Engineers designing portable electronic devices like cell phones and PDAs are
driving an industry trend to integrate rich digital content with wireless connectivity
and extended battery life.
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Board Members Take a Look Back: What Was Hot, What Was Not
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in pdf format
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Digi-Key’s Key to Success
Although the word "wireless" has been around for a century or more, it’s a word frequently associated with "new" Digi-Key Corporation. Change is always in the air as new, exciting products continually infiltrate the marketplace.
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Distributors Offer "One-Stop Shopping"
A few years ago design engineers depended on manufacturers for new product information. After all, it’s the manufacturers who develop new products as the electronics industry defines new standards in the wireless industry.
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New Standards are Challenging T&M Manufacturers
By Josef Wolf, Rhode & Schwarz
An ever-increasing demand for communications and mobility has led to the need
for higher data rates and volumes. As a manufacturer of T&M solutions, Rohde &
Schwarz sees this as a challenge to smooth the path to new technologies for its
customers.
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The Evolution of Wireless Distribution
Maria Gelphman, Richardson Electronics.
Historically, the role of a distributor was a company who took orders and stocked parts. In the wireless world, the OEM customer had the ability for marketing, sales, engineering as well as manufacturing residing under their own roof.
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Wireless Semiconductor Market Overview for 2006/2007
2006 was a significant year for microwave and millimeter-wave gallium arsenide
(GaAs) semiconductors, particularly in the areas of packaging, integration and
WiMAX.
Rick Montgomery
Packaging— Point-to-point radio and satellite communications systems at
14 to 50 GHz have traditionally used bare die devices with chip and wire construction
to meet high linearity, high power and broad bandwidth requirements.
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